Worksheet focused around the names of different musical instruments. Images of 10 different musical instruments are provided along with a list of 10 musical instrument names. Children must decide the name of each instrument in the picture, choosing the correct name from the list. Great starter or plenary activity. Designed to encourage children to identify musical instruments by sight and know their names.

English lesson on expanded vocabulary for students in upper primary school (Y3-6 / P4-7). Lesson follows the structure of a presentation that can be worked through. Lesson is designed to be interactive. Activities and teaching is scaffolded to support a varied range of learning needs and levels. Structure is as follows: Overview of Learning Intentions Definition of expanded vocabulary with examples Interactive activities - developing new vocabulary Application of learning to writing and sentences. Scaffolded. Activities: Thesaurus skills activity, true or false quiz, bingo. Colour and images are used throughout the lesson to aid memory and add to aesthetic value.

A collection of 4 worksheets on expanded vocabulary. Each worksheet looks to target different skills and includes a different activity for variation. The 4 worksheets are as follows: Wordsearch - ideal starter or plenary activity. Wordsearch involves 16 ambitious vocabulary words. Answers are provided on a separate sheet. Cut and stick - ideal for younger children. Matching the less ambitious word to a more ambitious alternative. Worksheet completes with a written application task which could be used to push certain learners forward. A-Z activity - excellent starter or plenary activity. Could be expanded out to include dictionary / thesaurus skills. Could be completed as an individual or in teams. Could be made into a competition / race for added variation. Application writing worksheet - worksheet comes in two parts to allow for differentiation. First half involves simple sentences with simple adjectives underlined so students have to re-write and swap out the underlined words for more ambitious vocabulary. Second half has simple sentences with no adjectives. Students must add their own. Worksheets would work best in conjunction with the Expanded Vocabulary lesson also available from the shop, however, they would also work as standalone activities. The variety of worksheets ensures they are applicable and appropriate for a range of ages, development stages, and purposes. Easy accessible layout.

A collection of 3 worksheets on the topic of expanded vocabulary, specifically looking at alternatives words for “said” when writing speech in creative writing. The 3 worksheets are scaled to assist with differentiation and developing a range of skills. A summary of the 3 worksheets is as follows: Word Bank exercise - students are given a grid with 10 different phrases that describe how someone might speak for example: “talking loudly”, “asking a question”," addressing an audience" etc. Students are asked to complete the grid with 3 appropriate “said” words for each phrase that could be used to describe someone talking in that way. This task is to help children develop a bank of alternative words and think about appropriate context for each choice. Complete the sentence application task - students are provided with 10 sentences containing speech with the “said” word missing. Students should read the sentence and fill in the missing “said” word for each sentence. This task is ideal for students who would struggle to independently think of their own ideas for sentences whilst still allowing them opportunity to apply their alternative “said” words to the context of a sentence. Independent Sentence Writing Application - the final worksheet should challenge older learners to construct the whole sentence independently, remembering to correctly use an alternative “said” word. In this worksheet, students are provided with 5 scenarios where a conversation is taking place for example: two friends playing Minecraft together, friends organising a party etc. Students are asked to write a brief conversation that the characters might have in each of the given scenarios. This task allows students more independence to apply their knowledge of the given topic to a relevant scenario. Learning intentions are typed onto every sheet. Sheets are presented clearly and simply.

This resource is a whole lesson on the topic of creative writing and writing speech that specifically looks at including adverbs when writing speech to further describe how a character is speaking. The lesson includes an interactive presentation that can be worked through. The presentation is highly interactive through regular questions, short and long activities, games, and worked examples so that students take an active part of their learning journey and engage a range of senses and skills. The presentation is structured in 4 parts as follows: Why should we consider adding adverbs to our speech writing? Including a reminder of what adverbs are and how we use them. Worked Examples Application to Sentences Activities Worked Examples The worked examples help students create a word bank of adverbs that they can then use in their sentences. To help students think about appropriate adverbs and their contexts, the presentation breaks the subject down into different features of speech; taking each feature one at a time. This section is structured as follows: adverbs to describe feelings, adverbs to describe volume, adverbs to describe pace, adverbs to describe tone, adverbs relevant to the situations that someone may be speaking in, adverbs relevant to someone’s motivation for speaking. Students take an active part in gathering this knowledge by being involved in class discussions which will lead to the creation of class mind maps. To accompany these class activities, the presentation goes through its own mind maps for each of the factors so that students should finish this section with a bank of words they can apply to their sentences. Application to Sentences This section begins with a short passage of text involving a conversation between several characters containing no adverbs. The presentation then looks at the conversation a sentence at a time and shows how an appropriate adverb could be added to each sentence. The presentation takes this section sentence at a time to increase accessibility. By looking at multiple sentences, it allows for a range of adverbs to be demonstrated in appropriate contexts. Students are encouraged to complete the task in their own books, choosing their own words, along with the presentation. The presentation gives an example at each point to help those who may lack confidence to choose independently. Activities The presentation concludes with 2 activities. Including: Sentence building dice game Charades Each activity looks to develop different interpersonal skills such as leadership, communication, confidence, alongside academic learning. Subtle colour, images, and animations are used throughout the presentation to aid memory and ensure the presentation is aesthetically engaging.

A 30-question quiz on synonyms and expanding vocabulary designed for primary-aged children. The quiz is structured in four rounds, with each round asking a different type of question to help keep children engaged. The four rounds are as follows: Multiple-choice True or False Odd one out Sense or non-sense, multiple choice 30 questions allows for every child in a typical class to 30 to answer at least one question each. The quiz is highly interactive. To answer each question, students can physically select the answer they wish on an interactive whiteboard or computer device and that will reveal the answer. The incorrect answers will disappear to leave only the correct answer. Answers are provided for all questions. All questions are multiple-choice to make the quiz more accessible to a wider range of learning needs and levels. All questions are short and simple. Bogus options are designed to include common words with simple phonic sounds to allow younger children more independence to read for themselves. The quiz focuses on common descriptive words such as big, small, fast, slow, tall, short, happy, sad etc. to ensure that the words are more relevant and applicable to every life. This will help the quiz feed into future writing and reading activities. Colour and simple animations are used throughout to make the quiz more aesthetically engaging.

A 30-question quiz on alternatives ways of saying “said”. Ideal plenary activity / easy assessment activity. The quiz is simply structured with 3 rounds of 10 questions. The total of 30 questions is designed so that in an average class of 30 students, every student can answer at least one question. Each round is slightly different to target different ways of thinking and application. Each round is structured as follows: Multi-choice questions on how someone may speak when feeling a certain way Multi-choice questions on how someone may speak when performing a certain action Multi-choice questions applying alternative said words to sentences The multiple-choice element helps the quiz to remain accessible to a wider range of abilities. Finishing with a sentence based round helps ensure the quiz is applicable to wider English / literacy lessons. All questions aim to cover common scenarios and said words to ensure the quiz is applicable to further writing and the wider curriculum. Answers are included at the end of each round so students can self assess / peer mark their quizzes. Colour and simple animations are used throughout to keep the quiz aesthetically engaging. The quiz would work well in conjunction with the lesson on “alternatives for said” and “alternatives for said” worksheet pack, also available by this author. This is not necessary, however. The quiz will work well as a standalone resource.

A wordsearch on percussion instruments and key features of percussion instruments. Wordsearch involves 12 different words. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Great plenary or starter activity. Great for learning key words and their spellings. Presented in an appealing way with a musical border and some images.

A collection of 6 worksheets on brass instruments. Each worksheet aims to utilise different skills and draw upon different curriculum areas. Worksheets include: Times table activity Wordsearch Cut and stick Fact file writing Unscramble True or false quiz Answers are given for each worksheet where appropriate. Worksheets cover: different brass instruments, description of those instrument, how they make their sound, history of the instruments. These worksheets would be best used in conjunction with the also available resource The Brass Family Lesson however they can also be used as standalone resources or in conjunction with other schemes of teaching.

A collection of 4 worksheets on keyboard instruments. Each worksheet aims to use and develop different skills and draw upon different curriculum areas including numeracy and literacy. Worksheets include: Times table activity Wordsearch Fact file writing Unscramble Answers are given for each worksheet where appropriate. Worksheets cover: different keyboard instruments, descriptions of those instruments, how they make their sound, history of the instruments. Purpose of the worksheets vary. Some worksheets, for example the fact file writing, would be ideally placed within a lesson whereas other worksheets would work best as a starter or plenary activity to frame the lesson. The worksheets would work well in conjunction with also available resource The Keyboard Family Lesson but they can also be used as stand alone resources or with other schemes.

Lesson One: Introducing Musical Instruments and Instrumental Families - Worksheet Pack Worksheets to accompany lesson one of a 6 lesson unit of work looking at musical instruments and instrumental families. The idea is to teach children about these key areas without needing any specialist musical knowledge or practical music resources like instruments. 7 worksheets included in the pack each covering a range of different activities including: Wordsearch Unscrambling activity Cut-and-stick activity Colour coding activity Times table activity Written fact-file activity Riddles activity Worksheets used best in conjunction with the presentation “Introducing Musical Instruments and Instrument Families - Lesson One” - also available. Worksheets presented in a friendly format with a music themed border. Answers provided for each activity where appropriate. Great starter or plenary activities, but could also be used within lesson to consolidate knowledge. Worksheets could supply a number of different lessons or the whole pack could be given at once to encourage children to structure their own learning and manage how and when they complete activities.

This presentation provides a detailed analytical account of numbers 1, 3 and 5 from Ralph Vaughan-Williams’ On Wenlock Edge: On Weblock Edge, Is my team plowing?, and Bredon Hill. The presentation covers analytical points of interest within each piece regarding the melody, harmony, texture, tonality, rhythm, metre, tempo, sonority, and dynamics to aid students in their ability to answer essay questions. Also covered is a chronological account of analytical points of interest within each music to help prepare students to answer listening questions on these works. The presentation also includes contextual information surrounding the work, including links to works of a similar style. The style of presentation is so that it could easily be converted into flashcards for revision after the presentation has been used for teaching and score annotations for example.

Worksheet combining music and times tables. Solve the times table problems to crack the code and spell out the names of string instruments. 2 worksheets provided. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Great starter or plenary activity - allows for numeracy and literacy development across the curriculum. Worksheet presented in an appealing way with a musical border.

A wordsearch on string instruments and key features of string instruments. Wordsearch involves 14 different words. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Great plenary or starter activity. Great for learning key words and their spellings. Presented in an appealing way with a musical border and some images.

Unscramble activity involving the names of different strin g instruments. Great activity for learning key words and their spellings. Great starter or plenary activity.

True or false quiz about string instruments. Questions cover instrument names, key features of string instruments and how they make a sound, and string instrument history as well as key facts about material and structure. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Great plenary activity to assess student learning. Great cross-curricular activity of developing literacy skills in other subjects.

Two cut and activities focused around comparing and ordering string instruments based on their pitch (high to low) and size. Answers provided on a separate sheet.

This is a collection of 80 different starter activities that are ideal for settling and focusing a class in Upper Primary School (Y4-6 England / P5-7 Scotland). The theme of each starter activity is a different International Day according to UNESCO’s list of International Days. This includes a selection of International Days deemed applicable, relevant, or of interest to young people. Purpose and Theory The idea of these activities is not to inform or teach students about these days in any depth or detail (this will be saved for lessons.) The aim is to introduce and inform students of different international days but ultimately, activities are designed around and linked in with the theme of the day in question. The aim is to help settle students and prepare them for learning through a range of calming activities which are based upon engaging topics that are relatable and relevant to their lives beyond the classroom. In some cases whole lessons could be made out of the theme of day, in which case the starter activity could be used at the start of that lesson. In other cases, activities would work well at the start of the day when students first enter the classroom. Timings A vast range of activities is included that aim to target a range of different skills. These activities are designed to take between 5 – 15 minutes, depending on the needs of your class and how long they may need to settle. If being used at the start of the day or immediately after lunch, 15 minutes is recommended to help put students in the mindset of learning and engagement. Differentiation Opportunities and Inclusion Starter activities are not designed to be overly taxing. In many cases, differentiation opportunities and limited choices are available. Most activities include an “early finisher extension task”. Equally, it isn’t recommended that the resource always be used prescriptively. Should you feel a starter would require too much brain power for a class / group of students, differentiation is recommended or indeed, not using the starter for that day. The idea of this resource is a bank of ideas. You could follow each day prescriptively or you could do some tasks but not others or you could take a task and adapt it to different day or topic if that suits your students / topic better. If students particularly enjoy one task, why not use the activity idea again on a different topic? Activities A range of activities are used that target a variety of different skills. Activity examples include: themed boggle, drawing, A-Z challenges, craft challenges, poster designing, quizzes / riddles, hang-man, Pictionary, acting, The Telephone Game, acronyms, wordsearches, maths problems, strategy and planning challenges, guided discussions, team-building challenges, leadership challenges, design challenges, research activities, colouring, acrostics, translation activities, coding etc. Use of technology is optional in some cases.